New Maidenhead

New Maidenhead was a colony established by England in 1585 in present-day Haiti at the time of the Anglo-Spanish War.

History
New Maidenhead was founded in 1585 at the location of the current Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, and the English imported settlers from the port of Bristol and other areas in southern England. The English built enough houses to provide for a population of up to 200 people, as well as building several farms. In addition, the settlers were able to establish friendly relations with nearby Caribs, allowing the English to have protection against Spain's colony of Santa Maria de Valladolid. The English-allied Caribs would proceed to burn the Spanish settlement to the ground, and the English colony emerged victorious. The English would evacuate the colony by the Anglo-Spanish War's end in 1604, and the Spanish would later build Puerto Principe at the same location.